La Pléîade 2020
Australia - Heathcote - Victoria
 
                            Tasting notes
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Appearance:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        deep magenta.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Nose:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        complex aromas of red berries and spices.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                    
                                                        
                                                            Palate:
                                                        
                                                    
                                                    
                                                        this wine has an outstanding elegance and power, combining minerality and precision, perfectly reflecting the Terroir of Heathcote. The wine will benefit from another 2 to 3 years in bottle and can be cellared for 20 years.
                                                    
                                                
                                            
                                                Sommelier's advice: Seven hours roasted lamb under 100° "agneau de sept heures". Boeuf wellington.
                                            
                                                                                    
                                        
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Grape variety/varieties:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                100% Shiraz.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Harvest:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                The grapes are hand-harvested by the end of March.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Soil:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                Red soil from the Cambrien Period.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Vinification:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                The grapes are gently destemmed, and then ferment for six weeks in open concrete vats, using indigenous yeasts.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Ageing:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                The lightly pressed wine is cellared with minimal intervention in our cellar, which is located in Heathcote. The ageing lasts 12 months, in new French oak casks.
                                                            
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    Alcohol content:
                                                                
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                13
                                                            
                                                        
                                                     
                     
                         
                 
                 
                 
                